Born on October 14, 1939 as Ralph Lifshitz in New York City, Lauren is the force behind the fashion brand Polo that sells luxury clothing, fragrances, and home furnishings.
His sportswear line is called Polo Ralph Lauren and he runs the Ralph Lauren Corporation. Using his personal wealth, he has built a collection of rare automobiles.
Ralph Lauren Family Profile
Let us read about the family tree of Ralph Lauren.
Lauren Parents – Fraydl Kotlar and Frank Lifshitz
Lauren’s parents were Ashkenazi Jews and they had immigrated to America from Pinsk, Belarus. Lauren’s father was born in around 1905 and was a house painter.
Lauren Siblings – Jerry Lauren, George Poitras Lauren, Lenny Lifshitz
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Jerry Lauren
Born – Unknown
Married – Susan Lauren
Jerry heads the menswear division of the Ralph Lauren Corporation.
Children of Jerry Lauren and Susan Lauren
a. Brad Lauren
Born – Unknown
Brad is in the restaurant business.
b. Greg Lauren
Born – January 06, 1970
Married – Elizabeth Berkeley
Greg has acted in movies like Friends and Family, The Wedding Planner, and Boogie Nights. He is a flourishing painter and his nude paintings sell for around $15,000 each. Well-known people like Ben Stiller, Demi Moore, Cuba Gooding, Jr., and Renee Zellweger buy his artwork. He married Elizabeth Berkeley in 2003 and they had a son called Sky Cole Lauren in 2012.
c. Jenny Lauren
Born – Unknown
Married – Unknown
Jenny designs jewelry for her brand Jenny Lauren Jewelry. Her jewelry costs between $350 a piece to $5,000.
2. George Poitras Lauren
Born – Unknown
Married – Unknown
George was Lauren’s guardian. He changed the surname of the family to “Lauren” when Ralph was 16 years old.
3. Lenny Lifshitz
Born – Unknown
Married – Unknown
Lenny held on to the original family surname for many years after George changed it to Lauren.
Ralph Lauren Spouse – Ricky Anne Loew-Beer
Born – Unknown
Married – December 20, 1964
Before she met Lauren, Ricky was working as a receptionist at an eye clinic. She is the daughter of Margaret Vytouch and Rudolph Loew-Beer, who were Austrian Catholic and Jewish respectively. Lauren successfully concealed the fact that Ricky was half-Jewish from his parents before marriage.
Children of Ralph Lauren and Ricky Anne Loew Beer
Andrew Lauren
Born – 1969
Married – Unknown
Andrew is a film producer and actor.
David Lauren
Born – 1971
Married – Lauren Bush
David serves as the Senior Vice President of Advertising, Marketing, and Corporate Communications at Polo Ralph Lauren. He married Lauren, who is George W. Bush’s niece, in 2011.
Dylan Lauren
Born – 1974
Married – Paul Arrouet
Dylan owns Dylan’s Candy Bar at 59th Street and Third Avenue in Manhattan. It claims to be the largest candy store in the world.
Ralph Lauren Family Net worth
As of October 2014, Ralph Lauren’s net worth is $7.6 billion. He has control of 81.5% of the voting power of the Polo brand. He owns a very rare car, the Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic, which is worth around $40 million.